Job prospects Horse Identifier in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Sports officials and referees in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Sports officials and referees (NOC 53202) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Sports officials and referees in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

• Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Sports officials and referees mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 56%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 9%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology